Crimple Hall

by ArkleBoyce Architects

Client Crimple Hall

Award RIBA Yorkshire Award 2024 and RIBA Yorkshire Sustainability Award 2024 (sponsored by Autodesk)

The project is a simple yet elegant design for expanding the already popular Crimple Hall Garden Centre to create a new food hall. Engagement with the local community has resulted in a sympathetic but undoubtedly contemporary design that sets a new standard for buildings of this type. The site’s context, sustainability, and user experience were all carefully considered in its conception.

The architects have created a series of large, open plan spaces covered by sawtooth roofs, referencing local agricultural buildings of the Crimple Valley, on the edge of Harrogate. The building is split into three elements: a large farmers’ market area showcasing local produce, an adjacent restaurant, and a large service area. These different functions and the existing garden centre are expressed as a series of staggered blocks united by the roof form and the use of light-coloured vertical timber cladding, creating a new cohesive identity for Crimple Hall.

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Contractor Sutcliffe Construction Ltd

Structural Engineer Topping Engineers

Environmental / M&E Engineer Nexus Allied Ltd

Retail Consultant Fresh Retail Group Ltd

Landscape Architect Smeeden Foreman Ltd

Project Management Appleyard & Trew LLP

Sustainability Genex

Gross internal area in m² 1,989